†subfamily Macraucheniinae Gervais 1855 (placental)

Mammalia - Panameriungulata - Macraucheniidae

Parent taxon: Macraucheniidae according to M. C. McKenna and S. K. Bell 1997

See also Cifelli 1983

Sister taxa: Amilnedwardsia, Cramaucheniinae, Ernestohaeckelia, Llullataruca, Macrauchenidia, Macrauchenopsis, Notodiaphorus, Polymorphinae, Pseudomacrauchenia, Rutimeyeria, Victorlemoineia

Subtaxa: Cullinia Huayqueriana Macrauchenia Macraucheniopsis Oxyodontherium Paranauchenia Phoenixauchenia Promacrauchenia Scalabrinitherium Windhausenia Xenorhinotherium

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Ecology: scansorial herbivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Argentina (18 collections), Bolivia (8), Brazil (22), Chile (4), Paraguay (1), Peru (3), Uruguay (7), Venezuela (1)

• Pliocene of Argentina (16), Bolivia (7)

• Huayquerian of Argentina (13)

• Miocene to Pliocene of Argentina (1)

• Miocene of Argentina (3), Brazil (1), Chile (1), Uruguay (1)

• Neogene of Argentina (1)

• Eocene to Miocene of Argentina (1)

Total: 109 collections including 128 occurrences

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